Artist Thomas Kluge has given royal fans a sneak preview of his latest project, a portrait of the Danish royal family.

The snipet shows Prince Christian, who recently celebrated his eighth birthday, sitting on a green sofa in what will be a large portrait showing three generation of Danish royals.

The painting is a modern representation of the 1880's portrait depicting Christian IX and Queen Louise.

The work of art has taken four years for Thomas to create and will also feature Queen Margrethe of Denmark's immediate family including Prince Frederik, Princess Mary, Prince Joachim and Princess Marie.

Thomas' creation will go on display in The Amalienborg Museum in November along with several other personal royal portraits.